Alarms go off in the Colombian National Team. Jhon Janer Lucumi, fundamental piece in Néstor Lorenzo’s defensive scheme, he would miss the remaining matches of the group stage of the Copa América (Costa Rica and Brazil) due to muscle discomfort. Yerry Mina, who replaced him after his injury against Paraguay, would make up the centre-back pair with Davinson Sánchez.
https://twitter.com/sebasperiodista/status/1806414480227852592reported Sebastián Vargas, a journalist from Caracol Radio, on his X account. The injury of the Bologna defender occurred after blocking a shot by Julio Enciso in the first half of the match against the Paraguayan team.
“We will look at the player’s progress to see if he can reappear in the quarter-finals (if that phase is reached)” added the journalist. Partially, Colombia is in first position in group D with three points. Brazil and Costa Rica follow with one unit, while Paraguay closes the table.
For the match against Costa Rica, Néstor Lorenzo would keep the base of the team that beat Paraguay. Mina, who would replace Lucumí, would be the only novelty facing the match.The match will be played at the University of Phoenix stadium at 5:00 pm (Colombian time).
Possible XI of Colombia
Camilo Vargas; Daniel Munoz, Davinson Sanchez, Yerry Mina, Johan Mojica; Jefferson Lerma, Richard Rias; Jhon Arias, James Rodriguez, Luis Diaz and Rafael Santos Borre.
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